kingfisher
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any of numerous fish- or insect-eating birds of the family Alcedinidae that have a large head and a long, stout bill and are usually crested and brilliantly colored.
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kingfisher (ˈkɪŋˌfɪʃə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| any coraciiform bird of the family Alcedinidae, esp the Eurasian Alcedo atthis, which has a greenish-blue and orange plumage. Kingfishers have a large head, short tail, and long sharp bill and tend to live near open water and feed on fish | |
| [C15: originally king's fisher] | |
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Kingfisher
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Example sentences
Victor: a kingfisher emerges from the water with a prey in its beak.
Kingfisher beer is popular wherever spicy curries are eaten.
We could go on a kingfisher drinking binge together.
The rattling call of the belted kingfisher is often what attracts our attention to these handsome birds.
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